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Hell Boats (1970)

Hell Boats poster
Directed by
Paul Wendkos
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British naval crew operates Motor Torpedo Boats in the Mediterranean during World War II. They carry out dangerous missions against enemy forces.

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What happens

Hell Boats is a 1970 British war film directed by Paul Wendkos that was filmed in Malta. It stars James Franciscus, Elizabeth Shepherd, and Ronald Allen in a story about British Motor Torpedo Boats in the Mediterranean in World War II. It was the last film made by Oakmont Productions, a branch of Mirisch Films. The film's technical advisor was Lieutenant Commander Ian Nagle Douglas Cox, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Order while serving in HMS Malcolm in 1940. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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